Three Deputy Prime Ministers and 13 ministers were grilled about the issues within their remit during a question-and-answer (Q&A) session of the National Assembly’s ongoing 10th sitting on November 17. 

The National Assembly's ongoing live-broadcast question and answer session, which began on November 16, has been appreciated by deputies and voters nationwide as one of the legislature’s efforts to renovate and increase the efficiency of its operations. 

All Government members were present at the National Assembly in an unprecedented question-and-answer session on November 16, at which deputies are free to ask questions on any issues. 

The 13th National Assembly (NA) commenced an unprecedented question-and-answer session on November 16 that sees the presence of all Government members to respond to deputies’ queries regarding their remit. 

(VOV) -Vietnam and New Zealand have consented to develop their comprehensive partnership far and wide towards a strategic partnership during the November 15 talks between Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his NZ counterpart John Key.

(VOV) - The draft law on referendums is being discussed at the 10th session of the 13th National Assembly. The law specifies the 2013 Constitution, comprehends Vietnam’s legal system, and promotes democracy and the people’s right to mastery.   

Lawmakers adopted a resolution on the allocation of 2016 State budget during their sitting on November 14. 

National Assembly deputies concentrated their attention on the draft law on amendments and supplements to some articles of the Laws on Taxation and the draft revised law on export and import tariffs during their plenary session in Hanoi on November 13. 

(VOV) -National Assembly (NA) deputies have agreed to organize a national referendum on key issues to promote people’s power, national unity, and social consensus.

(VOV) -  The revised Press Law spells out certain provisions of the 2013 Constitution and creates a legal framework in which the press can develop healthily and effectively in the right direction.  

National Assembly deputies on November 12 approved a draft resolution on investment policy for national target programmes for 2016-2020 with 88.26% of votes in favour. 

National Assembly deputies approved a resolution on the State budget estimate for 2016 and gave their opinions on several draft laws during a plenary session in Hanoi on November 11.

Lawmakers approved a draft resolution on State budget estimates for 2016 with a majority of votes on November 11. 

The draft revised Law on Child Protection, Care and Education will remove flaws in the existing law, adhere more closely to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and improve the implementation of the 2013 Constitution, according to the drafting board. 

National Assembly deputies adopted a resolution on the 2016 socio-economic development scheme during their plenary session in Hanoi on November 10.

The National Assembly approved a resolution on the socio-economic development plan for 2016, which sets the goal of a 6.7% increase in gross domestic product (GDP), on November 10. 

(VOV) - On November 9, National Assembly (NA) deputies discussed the bill on temporary detention and custody on Monday, agreeing that temporary detention agencies and criminal investigation agencies must be separate to ensure the human and civil rights of people in being temporarily held.

National Assembly deputies on November 5 heard a number of reports relating to the ratification of a protocol amending the WTO Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation (WTO), as part of their ongoing 10th session. 

All 68 Party Organisations under the Party Central Committee’s management nationwide have decided on socio-economic development orientations and strategies for 2015-2020, and prepared personnel for the Party’s upcoming 12th National Congress.

(VOV) -On November 3, National Assembly (NA) deputies continued to discuss the outcomes of the implementation of this year’s solution for boosting socio-economic development and plans for next year.

Hanoi’s 16th Party Congress for the 2015 – 2020 tenure wound up on November 3. 

The members elected to the Standing Board of the Hanoi Party Committee (16th tenure) were announced at the second day of sitting for the 16th Congress of the municipal Party Organisation on November 2.

(VOV) -On November 2, National Assembly (NA) deputies discussed Vietnam’s socio-economic performance in 2015 and development plans for 2016.

As many as 74 cadres were elected to the Hanoi Party Committee for the 2015-2020 tenure during the first sitting day of the municipality Party Organisation’s 16th Congress on November 1.

(VOV) -The Hanoi Party Organisation’s 16th Congress commenced on November 1, with 495 delegates representing more than 390,000 Party members in the city participating.

(VOV) - On October 31, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc worked with leaders from Hai Phong por city on socio-economic situation.

A press centre opened in Hanoi on October 30 to serve the upcoming 16th Congress of the municipal Party Organisation.

(VOV) -National Assembly (NA) deputies discussed the bill on Internet security at an October 29 working session in Hanoi.

Mobilising all resources and pushing forward with comprehensive and synchronous reform, industrialization and modernization will be the guiding principle for the next term from 2015-2020, Secretary of Hanoi Party Committee Pham Quang Nghi said ahead of the upcoming 16th Congress of the Hanoi Party Organisation.

The upcoming 16th Congress of the Hanoi Party Organisation aims to reassert the organisation’s determination to improve its leadership and capacity to speed up the capital city’s comprehensive reform, industrialisation, modernisation and sustainable development over the next five years.